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U+592A, 太
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-592A

[U+5929]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+592B]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 37, +1, 4 strokes, cangjie input 大戈 (KI), four-corner 40030, composition )

Derived characters

Descendants

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 248, character 10
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5834
  • Dae Jaweon: page 505, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 524, character 1
  • Unihan data for U+592A
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *tʰaːds): phonetic (OC *daːds, *daːds, big; great) + semantic – excessive, too (much). The phonetic component however points out the concept of "great" (quantity), so it adds part of the meaning. See also the original version of , with the component 大 on top.

Etymology 1

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A superlative derivative of (OC *daːds, *daːds, “big”) – be too great, very great, excessive.

Pronunciation 1



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Definitions

  1. too; so (modifying adjectives; often used with (le) at the end of the sentence for emphasis)
       Tài rè le!   It's so hot!
       Bié chī tài duō pài.   Don't eat too much pie.
  2. (usually in negative sentences) very; quite
    舒服 [Taiwanese Mandarin]   Tā bù tài shūfú. [Pinyin]   He's not very well.
  3. most; utmost
  4. highest; greatest
  5. senior; noble
  6. (of relatives of older generations) great-
    [Cantonese]   taai3 gung1 [Jyutping]   great-grandfather
  7. short for 太湖 (Tài Hú, “Lake Tai, a lake in Southern Jiangsu, China”)
  8. short for 太平洋 (Tàipíngyáng, “Pacific Ocean”)
Synonyms
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Pronunciation 2


Note:
  • tài - when used as 1-character title;
  • tai - when used after 太.
Definitions

  1. short for 太太 (tàitai, “wife; Miss; Mrs”)
    [Cantonese]   lei5 taai3-2 [Jyutping]   Mrs. Li
    [Cantonese]   can4 taai3-2 [Jyutping]   Mrs. Chan

Pronunciation 3


Definitions

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) only used in 太末

Compounds

Etymology 2

See Korean .

Definitions

  1. (Korean Classical Chinese) soybean
    Synonym: 大豆 (dàdòu)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of – see (“big; large; great; extensive; etc.”).
(This character is the second-round simplified form of ).
Notes:
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